Two West Hartford brothers arrested on gun charges

Published 8:00 pm, Friday, March 21, 2008

West Hartford police say two brothers have been arrested on gun charges involving a threat to a student at Hall High School.

Police say the brothers were arrested Thursday on gun-related charges, following an investigation into an incident last week in which one student threatened another student with a gun off school grounds.

Police say Mario Romero Lazo, an 18-year-old Hall senior, pointed a gun at another student after school last Friday, after he drove up alongside another vehicle outside a Bishops Corner bagel shop.

After arresting Romero Lazo, police searched his apartment and allegedly found an unloaded, stolen .357-caliber handgun belonging to his older brother, 21-year-old Amilcar Romero Lazo, who was also arrested.